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17-3985 �'A Mk Long Lake PWC Ordinance Exhibit B C I T Y O F LONG LAKE City of Long Lake Hennepin County, Minnesota Ordinance No. 2017-05 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 40, Waterways, Article V. Personal Watercraft, of the City Code of Ordinances The City Council of the City of Long Lake does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. The Long Lake City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 40, Waterways, Article V. Personal Watercraft, is repealed in its entirety. Section 2. The Long Lake City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 40, Waterways, Article V. Personal Watercraft, is adopted as follows: ARTICLE V. PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Sec. 40-131. State and local law incorporated. The provisions of Minn. Stats. 8613, Water Safety and Watercraft, Minn. Stats. 866.313, Personal Watercraft; Regulations, and the rules and regulations of the state department of natural resources promulgated thereunder, are hereby incorporated herein and made a part of this article. The rules and regulations of the county sheriff's department are incorporated herein and made part of this article. Sec. 40-132. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Lake means the lake known as Long Lake located in the Cities of Long Lake and Orono, and designated as Lake Identification Number 27016000 by the state department of natural resources. Personal watercraft means a means a motorboat that is powered by an inboard motor powering a water jet pump or by an outboard or propeller -driven motor, and is designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the craft, rather than in the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside a motorboat. Sec. 40-133. Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to operate a personal watercraft or for the owner to permit the operation of a personal watercraft on the lake in any way which is contrary to the provisions of this chapter; the laws, rules or regulations of the state; or the laws, rules and regulations of the county sheriff's department.